Capsicum annuum Seeds | Jamaican Yellow Pepper
LATIN NAME: Capsicum annuum
COMMON NAME: Jamaican Yellow Pepper
Plant Profile
Capsicum annuum, commonly known as Jamaican Yellow Pepper, is a fast-growing, annual in the nightshade family. The Jamaican yellow flares blocky, yellow fruits along sturdy, upright stems, broad, dark leaves around them, and the whole plant stands in the bright, fiery look of the warm kitchen garden. It is a plant of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground. Plants that offer this much while asking this little are rare enough to treasure.
Science & Biotechnology
Like other members of the nightshade family, Capsicum annuum draws steady attention from botanists and plant breeders, who value the genus both as a subject of research and as a source of garden-worthy material. Continuing work by breeders and collectors keeps good seed of this species moving through the trade.
Uses & Benefits
Jamaican Yellow Pepper brings genuine presence to the garden and earns its keep across the growing season. The Jamaican yellow is a bright, useful plant of warm kitchen garden and study collection. It is a bright, useful plant of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden. The Jamaican yellow seeds start well in a rich, gritty loam kept warm and moist. Beyond the establishment year, its needs are simple and few.
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Growing from Seed
Sow fresh seed of Jamaican Yellow Pepper under ordinary good conditions. Surface-sow onto a light, well-drained compost, dust over a thin covering, and keep evenly moist and sunny until the seedlings show. The seed responds well to a cool, moist stratification period, which helps it break dormancy evenly. Shift the seedlings into small pots as soon as they can be handled, and give them bright light until planting-out time.
Our Take
Jamaican Yellow Pepper is the kind of plant that rewards a permanent spot. Jamaican Yellow Pepper has real presence in the garden without demanding much in return. A few weeks of cold, moist stratification before sowing mirrors its natural cycle.
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